Gateway Essentials: A. Bertram Chandler
Born on this day in Aldershot, in 1912, A(rthur) Bertram Chandler was a British writer who served in the Merchant Navy from 1928. He sailed the world in everything from tramp steamers to troop transports, and emigrated to Australia in 1956, where he commanded merchant ships under Australian and New Zealand flags until his retirement in 1975. Chandler’s first published work was “This Means War!” for Astounding in May 1944 and he concentrated on short fiction for nearly two decades, often writing under various pseudonyms. He won the Ditmar Award four times and the A Bertram Chandler Award for lifetime achievement in sf in Australia has been presented in his memory since 1992.
We’ve noted in a previous post the sterling work the estate’s agent has done in preparing reading guides to his multiple series, and we heartily recommend you consult them before embarking on your Chandleresque travels. But to get you started on your journey, we’ve selected a couple of Essentials:
You can find more of A. Bertram Chandler’s work via his Author page on the Gateway website, and read about him in his entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
